King James Version

2 Samuel 22:38

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

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אֶרְדְּפָ֥הerdefahchaseרָדַףverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “chase”, a determination or requestH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).אֹיְבַ֖יoyevayenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םvaashmidemand destoryשָׁמַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and destory”, the next action in the storyH8045to desolatedestory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אָשׁ֖וּבashuvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.כַּלּוֹתָֽםkalotamceaseכָּלָהverb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cease”, the to-form of the verbH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

Young’s Literal Translation

I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.

World English Bible

I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.

Darby Translation

I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.

Douay-Rheims

I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διώξω ἐχθρούς μου, καὶ ἀφανιῶ αὐτοὺς, καὶ οὐκ ἀναστρέψω ἕως ἂν συντελέσω αὐτούς.